Predictive Maintenance/Reliability Engineer

CAMS - Texas•Shelocta, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Predictive Maintenance (PdM) / Reliability Engineer improves the reliability, availability, and performance of plant equipment through predictive maintenance technologies, root cause analysis, asset reliability monitoring, and reliability-centered maintenance practices. The role supports safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation of a coal-fired power generation facility by identifying potential equipment failures before they occur and developing long-term reliability improvement strategies. The engineer works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Plant Management to reduce forced outages, improve unit availability, optimize maintenance costs, and support plant performance goals. The role is primarily based at a power generation facility and includes field inspections, occasional travel for company business, occasional callout support during equipment failures and forced outages, and planned outage support that may require extended hours. The position requires a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. Full-time employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, a health spending account, employee referral incentives, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and other company-sponsored programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, reliability, or industrial engineering, or a related engineering field.
At least 5 years of engineering or maintenance experience in fossil-fuel power generation or the electric utility industry.
Valid driver's license and clean driving record; must meet applicable company and insurance requirements.
Legally authorized to work in the United States without employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs and access elevated work areas.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain reliability programs for critical plant equipment.
Analyze equipment performance trends and identify opportunities to improve reliability and availability.
Establish equipment criticality rankings and maintenance strategies, and support long-term asset management plans for major plant systems.
Monitor key work management metrics for preventive maintenance compliance.
Manage and coordinate predictive maintenance technologies, including vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil and lubricant analysis, ultrasonic testing, motor circuit analysis, and online condition monitoring systems.
Evaluate predictive maintenance data and generate actionable recommendations.
Establish equipment reliability indices and condition-monitoring dashboards, and prioritize corrective actions based on equipment criticality and risk.
Lead root cause investigations into equipment failures using structured methodologies such as RCFA, Cause Mapping, Fault Tree Analysis, FMEA, and RCM.
Prepare reports documenting investigation findings, corrective actions, and lessons learned; track corrective-action implementation and effectiveness.
Provide reliability support for boiler systems; pulverizers and coal feeders; forced draft, induced draft, and primary air fans; sootblower systems; ash handling systems; fuel handling equipment; steam turbines; generator and excitation systems; condensers; feedwater heaters; condensate and boiler feed pumps; cooling towers; circulating water systems; water treatment equipment; compressed air systems; and electrical distribution systems.
Analyze equipment operating data using CMMS, historian, and plant monitoring systems.
Develop predictive models to identify emerging equipment issues; track reliability KPIs and create monthly performance reports.
Support outage planning through equipment condition assessments.
Use statistical analysis to identify failure trends and optimize maintenance intervals.
Support planning and execution of major maintenance outages.
Review preventive maintenance tasks and optimize maintenance frequencies.
Recommend improvements to maintenance procedures and work practices; assist maintenance planners in prioritizing corrective work.
Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs while maintaining equipment reliability.
Ensure compliance with company safety policies and procedures and support environmental and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Participate in safety investigations and corrective-action development, and promote safety and continuous improvement.
Conduct frequent field inspections in an industrial environment and provide occasional callout support during equipment failures and forced outage events.
Participate in planned outage support activities, including extended work hours as required.
Travel occasionally for company business and operate a vehicle as part of job responsibilities.